Ethical Research & Publishing Practice

Ethical research and publishing practice is fundamental in upholding academic and research integrity. Several types of ethical issues and problems can arise throughout the publishing process including:

Part A introduces egoism and explains that it is in the individual's own interest to avoid misconduct, fabrication of data, plagiarism and bias. Part B explains contractualism and covers issues of authorship, peer review and responsible use of statistics. Part C introduces moral rights as the basis of informed consent, the use of humans in research, mentoring, intellectual property and conflicts of interests.

Ethics and Authorship

A discussion document from the Committee on Publication Ethics aimed at publishers, but may also provide guidance for researchers in cases where defining authorship can be problematic e.g. collaborative groups and where there are multiple authors and collaborators.

Ethics and Peer Review

Peer reviewers also have ethical obligations and responsibilities in helping to uphold research integrity. The links below provide guidance and advice for reviewers, authors and others involved in the publishing process: